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A Lesson for Peter Obi's: Atiku in a Meeting with Tinubu

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Unsatisfied with the declaration of Tinubu, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the winner of the March presidential election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Atiku, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), together with Peter Obi, his Labour Party (LP) counterpart, challenged Tinubu’s victory at the presidential election petition tribunal (PEPT). Tinubu during his inauguration ceremony in Abuja Part of the issues raised by the opposition parties include Tinubu’s failure to secure 25 per cent of votes cast in the federal capital territory (FCT), his alleged forfeiture of $460,000 in the US, his academic records alleged to have been forged and his “non-qualification due to the double nomination” of his running mate, Kashim Shettima. Advertisement The petitioners also challenged the failure of INEC to transmit election results electronically. The PEPT gave its judgement on the matter on September 6, ruling in favour of Tinubu.

These seven candidates will be on the stage at the second Republican presidential nomination debate

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video DeSantis? Haley? Swing state voters discuss most appealing candidate ahead of second debate Swing state voters Deb Ludwig, Rebecca Boyer and Bernadette Wright discuss their top 2024 issues and the candidates that best align with them. The stage is set for the second GOP  presidential nomination debate  Wednesday evening at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California. The  Republican National Committee  on Monday night announced the seven GOP presidential candidates who qualified for the showdown, which will be televised on the FOX Business Network (FBN) and UNIVISION from 9-11pm ET. The White House contenders, in alphabetical order, are North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former ambassador and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, former Vice President Mike Pence, biotech entrepreneur and political commentator Vivek Ramaswamy, and Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina. "Wednesday’s debate is anot

Sean Hannity Scheduled To Moderate Official Debate Between Newsom And DeSantis

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(L) Gov. Gavin Newsom. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) / (R) Gov. Ron DeSantis. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) OAN’s  Brooke Mallory 6:12 PM – Monday, September 25, 2023 In a debate between GOP presidential candidate Ron DeSantis of Florida and California Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom, FOX News commentator Sean Hannity will serve as the moderator, Hannity’s network announced on Monday. Advertisement The two notable governors will debate each other for the first time during the 90-minute event, which will reportedly air in Georgia on November 30 th  at 9 p.m. ET. “I’m looking forward to providing viewers with an informative debate about the everyday issues and governing philosophies that impact the lives of every American,” Hannity said.  The idea of Gov. Newsom and DeSantis facing off in a debate was initially broached by Hannity during their exclusive interview in June. DeSantis formally agreed to take part in the debate in July, however, many viewers assumed that it wou